AB918,9 21Section 9 . 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB918,4,2522 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and s. 474.115 (4), the
23department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for which
24no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential renewal
25by doing all of the following:
AB918,10
1Section 10. 440.08 (2) (a) 69. of the statutes is created to read:
AB918,5,32 440.08 (2) (a) 69. Taxicab company or dispatch service: March 1 of each
3odd-numbered year.
AB918,11 4Section 11. Subchapter IV (title) of chapter 440 [precedes 440.40] of the
5statutes is renumbered subchapter II (title) of chapter 474 [precedes 474.40].
AB918,12 6Section 12. 440.40 of the statutes is renumbered 474.40, and 474.40 (2) and
7(6), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB918,5,98 474.40 (2) “Licensed company" means a transportation network company that
9is licensed under s. 440.415 474.415.
AB918,5,15 10(6) “Transportation network company" means a business that, for
11compensation, uses a digital network to connect passengers to participating drivers
12for the purpose of providing transportation network services to those passengers.
13“Transportation network company" does not include a taxicab , company, as defined
14in s. 474.10 (4), a taxicab dispatch service, as defined in s. 474.10 (5), or a
limousine,
15shuttle, or other for-hire vehicle service.
AB918,13 16Section 13. 440.41 of the statutes is renumbered 474.41.
AB918,14 17Section 14. 440.415 of the statutes is renumbered 474.415, and 474.415 (1) (c),
18as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB918,5,2119 474.415 (1) (c) The applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
20department that it satisfies all applicable requirements under ss. 440.42, 440.44,
21440.45, and 440.48
474.42, 474.44, 474.45, and 474.48.
AB918,15 22Section 15. 440.42 of the statutes is renumbered 474.42.
AB918,16 23Section 16. 440.425 of the statutes is renumbered 474.425.
AB918,17 24Section 17. 440.43 of the statutes is renumbered 474.43.
AB918,18 25Section 18. 440.435 of the statutes is renumbered 474.435.
AB918,19
1Section 19. 440.44 of the statutes is renumbered 474.44.
AB918,20 2Section 20. 440.445 of the statutes is renumbered 474.445.
AB918,21 3Section 21. 440.45 of the statutes is renumbered 474.45.
AB918,22 4Section 22. 440.455 of the statutes is renumbered 474.455.
AB918,23 5Section 23. 440.46 of the statutes is renumbered 474.46.
AB918,24 6Section 24 . 440.465 of the statutes is renumbered 474.465, and 474.465 (1),
7as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB918,6,138 474.465 (1) Section 349.24 does not apply to a transportation network company
9or to a participating driver engaged in transportation network services or the
10participating driver's personal vehicle used for those services.
No city, village, town,
11or county may enact or enforce an ordinance or adopt or enforce a resolution that
12regulates a transportation network company or its participating drivers and their
13personal vehicles in connection with transportation network services.
AB918,25 14Section 25. 440.48 of the statutes is renumbered 474.48.
AB918,26 15Section 26. 440.49 of the statutes is renumbered 474.49, and 474.49 (2)
16(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB918,6,2017 474.49 (2) Discipline. (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03
18(1), the department may reprimand a licensed company or deny, limit, suspend, or
19revoke a license granted under s. 440.415 474.415 if the department finds that an
20applicant for licensure or a licensed company has done any of the following:
AB918,27 21Section 27. 440.495 of the statutes is renumbered 474.495.
AB918,28 22Section 28. Chapter 474 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB918,6,2523 CHAPTER 474
24 taxicabs and Transportation
25 network companies
AB918,29
1Section 29. Subchapter I of chapter 474 [precedes 474.10] of the statutes is
2created to read:
AB918,7,33 CHAPTER 474
AB918,7,64 SUBCHAPTER I
5 Taxicab companies
6 and dispatch services
AB918,7,7 7474.10 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB918,7,10 8(1) “Driver” means an individual who operates a taxicab for a licensed company
9to take passengers to destinations indicated by the passengers or to provide courier
10services.
AB918,7,12 11(2) “Licensed company" means a taxicab company or taxicab dispatch service
12that is licensed under s. 474.115.
AB918,7,14 13(3) (a) Subject to par. (b), “taxicab” means a motor vehicle having a passenger
14carrying capacity of fewer than 15 persons that is held for public hire.
AB918,7,1515 (b) “Taxicab" does not include any of the following:
AB918,7,1616 1. A motor vehicle operated primarily as a funeral car.
AB918,7,1817 2. A motor vehicle of a car pool or van pool operated by private individuals,
18nonprofit organizations or city, state, or federal governments.
AB918,7,1919 3. A motor vehicle operated primarily as an ambulance.
AB918,7,2020 4. A motor vehicle operated primarily for transporting property.
AB918,7,2221 5. A motor vehicle not designated for use as a taxicab or for public
22transportation under s. 342.06 (1) (h).
AB918,7,2423 6. A personal vehicle, as defined in s. 474.40 (5) (b), that is used to provide
24transportation network services, as defined in s. 474.40 (7).
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1(4) “Taxicab company” means any business that, for compensation, provides
2transportation to passengers in taxicabs.
AB918,8,5 3(5) “Taxicab dispatch service” means any business that, for compensation,
4connects passengers to drivers of taxicabs for the purpose of providing
5transportation to those passengers.
AB918,8,10 6474.11 License required. (1) No person may own or operate a taxicab
7company or taxicab dispatch service in this state unless the taxicab company or
8taxicab dispatch service is a licensed company. Persons required to be licensed under
9this subsection include an independent owner-operator of a taxicab not affiliated
10with a taxicab dispatch service.
AB918,8,11 11(2) Subsection (1) does not require a license for any of the following:
AB918,8,1312 (a) An individual who operates a taxicab as an employee of, or an independent
13contractor for, a licensed company.
AB918,8,1514 (b) An independent owner-operator of a taxicab affiliated with a taxicab
15dispatch service that is a licensed company.
AB918,8,20 16474.115 Licensure of taxicab companies and taxicab dispatch services.
17(1) Initial license. The department shall, subject to s. 474.19, grant a license to
18operate a taxicab company or taxicab dispatch service in this state to an applicant
19for licensure if the department determines that all of the following requirements are
20met:
AB918,8,2421 (a) The applicant submits an application to the department on a form
22prescribed by the department. The application shall include the applicant's name,
23address, tax identification number, and any other information required by the
24department by rule.
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1(b) The applicant owns, operates, or proposes to own or operate a taxicab
2company or taxicab dispatch service in this state.
AB918,9,73 (c) The applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that it
4satisfies all applicable requirements under ss. 474.12, 474.14, 474.145, 474.147, and
5474.15. If the applicant is an individual who will also be a driver for a taxicab
6company, the applicant shall also submit the information identified in s. 474.145 (1)
7to the department.
AB918,9,98 (d) The applicant pays an initial licensure fee determined by the department
9in accordance with the sliding scale under sub. (4).
AB918,9,1210 (e) The applicant provides the department with a list of all taxicabs that are
11affiliated with the taxicab company or taxicab dispatch service, in the manner
12prescribed by the department.
AB918,9,15 13(2) Renewal. The renewal date for a license granted under sub. (1) is specified
14in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 69. A renewal application shall be submitted to the department
15on a form prescribed by the department and shall include all of the following:
AB918,9,1716 (a) The renewal fee determined by the department in accordance with the
17sliding scale under sub. (4).
AB918,9,1918 (b) An updated list of all taxicabs that are affiliated with the taxicab company
19or taxicab dispatch service, in the manner prescribed by the department.
AB918,9,2020 (c) Any other information required by the department by rule.
AB918,9,24 21(3) Effect of license. A license issued under this section shall entitle the
22license holder to operate the taxicab company or taxicab dispatch service to provide
23transportation in taxicabs to passengers throughout this state, without geographic
24limitation.
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1(4) Licensure fees. Fees for initial taxicab company and taxicab dispatch
2service licenses shall be set by the department by rule using a sliding scale ranging
3from a minimum of $500 to a maximum of $5,000, with the lowest fee to be paid by
4an individual who owns and operates his or her own taxicab company and is the sole
5driver for that taxicab company. Fees for renewing those licenses shall also be set
6by rule using a sliding scale, but the renewal fee for a taxicab company or dispatch
7service of a given size may not exceed the amount of the initial licensure fee for a
8taxicab company or dispatch service of that size.
AB918,10,10 9474.12 Agent. Each licensed company shall maintain an agent for service of
10process in this state.
AB918,10,13 11474.125 Taxicab fares. (1) A licensed company may, subject to s. 474.15,
12determine the fares to be charged to passengers for trips provided by the licensed
13company.
AB918,10,15 14(2) (a) A taxicab dispatch service licensed under this subchapter shall disclose
15its fare calculation method and rates on its Internet site.
AB918,10,1816 (b) If a taxicab is not affiliated with a taxicab dispatch service licensed under
17this subchapter, the taxicab company shall have the fare calculation method and
18rates for the taxicab disclosed inside the taxicab.
AB918,10,21 19(3) (a) In this subsection, “digital network" means any Internet site or
20online-enabled application, software, or system that permits the prearrangement of
21transportation of passengers in taxicabs.
AB918,11,222 (b) A licensed company shall ensure that each taxicab is equipped with a device
23installed in the taxicab that is capable of calculating and displaying a passenger's
24fare and that the device is in a location visible to the passenger. This subsection does

1not prohibit a licensed company from using a digital network to calculate a
2passenger's fare and transmit that fare to the passenger's mobile device.
AB918,11,7 3474.14 Zero tolerance for use of drugs or alcohol. (1) Policy. Each
4licensed company shall develop, implement, and make available a written policy
5prohibiting any driver for the company from using alcohol, or any other intoxicant
6that may render the driver incapable of safely driving, while the driver is driving for
7the licensed company.
AB918,11,10 8(2) Complaints. (a) Each licensed company shall develop, implement, and
9make available complaint procedures for reports of suspected violations of the policy
10under sub. (1).
AB918,11,1411 (b) Upon receipt of a complaint concerning a violation of a licensed company's
12policy under sub. (1), the licensed company shall immediately suspend the driver and
13investigate the complaint. The suspension shall continue until the complaint is
14resolved.
AB918,11,1815 (c) Each licensed company shall maintain all records of each investigation
16under par. (b), including the results of that investigation and any action taken based
17on that investigation, for at least 2 years after the date the complaint was received
18by the licensed company.
AB918,11,21 19474.145 Certain requirements for drivers and their vehicles. (1)
20Application. Before a licensed company allows an individual to be a driver for the
21licensed company, the licensed company shall do all of the following:
AB918,11,2322 (a) Require the individual to submit an application to the licensed company
23that includes at least all of the following:
AB918,11,2424 1. The individual's name, address, and age.
AB918,11,2525 2. A copy of the individual's driver's license.
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13. The individual's driving history.
AB918,12,32 4. Proof of motor vehicle registration for each vehicle owned by the individual
3that the individual will use as a taxicab as a driver for the licensed company.
AB918,12,64 5. A copy of the individual's automobile liability insurance policy for each
5vehicle owned by the individual that the individual will use as a taxicab as a driver
6for the licensed company.
AB918,12,87 (b) Conduct, or have a 3rd party conduct, a local and national criminal
8background check for the individual that includes all of the following:
AB918,12,109 1. A multistate and multijurisdictional criminal records locator or other similar
10commercial nationwide database with validation.
AB918,12,1111 2. A national sex offender registry database.
AB918,12,1212 (c) Obtain and review a driving history research report for the individual.
AB918,12,14 13(2) Who may not be a driver. (a) A licensed company may not allow any of the
14following individuals to be a driver of a taxicab for the licensed company:
AB918,12,1715 1. An individual who has had more than 3 moving violations, as defined in s.
16343.01 (2) (cg), in the past 3 years, or one conviction in the past 3 years for an offense
17listed under s. 351.02 (1) (a).
AB918,12,2218 2. An individual who, in the last 7 years, committed an offense that resulted
19in a suspension, revocation, or other conviction counted under s. 343.307 (1) or was
20convicted of a sex offense, as defined in s. 301.45 (1d) (b), or of any crime involving
21fraud, theft, damage to property, violence, acts of terror, or the use of a motor vehicle
22in the commission of a felony.
AB918,12,2423 3. An individual whose information is contained in the sex offender registry
24under s. 301.45 or on the National Sex Offender Public Website.
AB918,12,2525 4. An individual who does not possess a valid driver's license.
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15. An individual who does not possess proof of motor vehicle registration for
2each vehicle owned by the individual that the individual will use as a taxicab as a
3driver for the licensed company.
AB918,13,64 6. An individual who does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance
5for each vehicle owned by the individual that the individual will use as a taxicab as
6a driver for the licensed company.
AB918,13,77 7. An individual who is not at least 18 years of age.
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